# NTSB SEA77FYA15: Cessna 150L, N1215Q, Boise, ID, March 21, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1977
- Place: Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158048
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77FYA15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0949  77/3/21    BOISE,ID            CESSNA 150L         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 38, 172
        TIME - 1335                    N1215Q              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOISE AIR TERM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALT LAKE CITY,UT           BOISE,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HDWIND ENRT,BEHIND SCHEDULE,OVERFLEW INTENDED REFUELING PT.PLT STATES L TANK READ 1/4 FULL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1215Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1215Q-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 15072515, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boise Air Term

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770321006279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770321006279A), Mar 21, 1977: Cessna 150L, Boise, ID, Substantial damage. Hdwind enrt,behind schedule,overflew intended refueling pt. Plt states l tank read 1/4 full.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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